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Ignition Stuck! - 1995 Civic
Hi all,
I have an automatic 1995 Honda Civic. The ignition switch was replaced 4 months ago after a burglar destroyed it with a screwdriver. The ignition has been working until today. I cannot turn the key once it is in the ignition. I've tried everything I read about on the internet: (1) Moving the steering wheel left and right while trying to turn the key - the wheels are straight and the steering wheel is unlocked (2) Making sure the car is in the park position (3) Shifting the car into neutral and letting it roll a couple inches (4) Spraying WD-40 into the keyhole Any other ideas? |
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Ignition Stuck! - 1995 Civic
Car ignition keys do wear. You can take your old key to the
dealer parts/service department, and they can get you a brand new one. This may very well fix the problem. It did for my 1991 Civic a few years ago. Cost was under $10. > wrote > Hi all, > > I have an automatic 1995 Honda Civic. The ignition switch > was replaced > 4 months ago after a burglar destroyed it with a > screwdriver. > > The ignition has been working until today. I cannot turn > the key once > it is in the ignition. I've tried everything I read about > on the > internet: > > (1) Moving the steering wheel left and right while trying > to turn the > key - the wheels are straight and the steering > wheel is unlocked > (2) Making sure the car is in the park position > (3) Shifting the car into neutral and letting it roll a > couple inches > (4) Spraying WD-40 into the keyhole |
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Ignition Stuck! - 1995 Civic
On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:48:17 -0700, Elle > wrote:
>Car ignition keys do wear. You can take your old key to the >dealer parts/service department, and they can get you a >brand new one. This may very well fix the problem. It did >for my 1991 Civic a few years ago. Cost was under $10. More often the problem is from using a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a.... I've had used cars where the key I got was a "last generation" key which worked, but couldn't be copied. Then it's is time to visit the dealer with a copy of the title and/or registration. |
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Ignition Stuck! - 1995 Civic
"AZ Nomad" > wrote
> On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:48:17 -0700, Elle > > wrote: >>Car ignition keys do wear. You can take your old key to >>the >>dealer parts/service department, and they can get you a >>brand new one. This may very well fix the problem. It did >>for my 1991 Civic a few years ago. Cost was under $10. > > More often the problem is from using a copy of a copy of a > copy of a copy of > a.... > > I've had used cars where the key I got was a "last > generation" key which worked, > but couldn't be copied. Then it's is time to visit the > dealer with a copy > of the title and/or registration. Right, I did not mean to say I had the dealer cut a key from the old one. I am not sure what I brought in to the dealer to get a brand new key. Maybe it was just the VIN. Either way, it took minutes. |
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Ignition Stuck! - 1995 Civic
On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 10:56:00 -0700, Elle > wrote:
>"AZ Nomad" > wrote >> On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:48:17 -0700, Elle >> > wrote: >>>Car ignition keys do wear. You can take your old key to >>>the >>>dealer parts/service department, and they can get you a >>>brand new one. This may very well fix the problem. It did >>>for my 1991 Civic a few years ago. Cost was under $10. >> >> More often the problem is from using a copy of a copy of a >> copy of a copy of >> a.... >> >> I've had used cars where the key I got was a "last >> generation" key which worked, >> but couldn't be copied. Then it's is time to visit the >> dealer with a copy >> of the title and/or registration. >Right, I did not mean to say I had the dealer cut a key from >the old one. I never thought you meant that. What I was attempting to say was that sometimes a crappy key didn't get that way from being worn out, but got that way from being an Nth generation copy. > I am not sure what I brought in to the dealer >to get a brand new key. Maybe it was just the VIN. Either >way, it took minutes. agreed. |
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Ignition Stuck! - 1995 Civic
Thanks for the input, guys.
The ignition and keys are only four months old. So, I don't think the problem is with the key. Plus, I tried using the spare key and that didn't work. On Jan 7, 10:15 am, AZ Nomad > wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 10:56:00 -0700, Elle > wrote: > >"AZ Nomad" > wrote > >> On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:48:17 -0700, Elle > >> > wrote: > >>>Car ignition keys do wear. You can take your old key to > >>>the > >>>dealer parts/service department, and they can get you a > >>>brand new one. This may very well fix the problem. It did > >>>for my 1991 Civic a few years ago. Cost was under $10. > > >> More often the problem is from using a copy of a copy of a > >> copy of a copy of > >> a.... > > >> I've had used cars where the key I got was a "last > >> generation" key which worked, > >> but couldn't be copied. Then it's is time to visit the > >> dealer with a copy > >> of the title and/or registration. > >Right, I did not mean to say I had the dealer cut a key from > >the old one. > > I never thought you meant that. > > What I was attempting to say was that sometimes a crappy key didn't get that > way from being worn out, but got that way from being an Nth generation copy. > > > I am not sure what I brought in to the dealer > >to get a brand new key. Maybe it was just the VIN. Either > >way, it took minutes. > > agreed. |
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Ignition Stuck! - 1995 Civic
On Jan 7, 8:11 pm, jim beam > wrote:
> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > I have an automatic 1995 Honda Civic. The ignition switch was replaced > > 4 months ago after a burglar destroyed it with a screwdriver. > > > The ignition has been working until today. I cannot turn the key once > > it is in the ignition. I've tried everything I read about on the > > internet: > > > (1) Moving the steering wheel left and right while trying to turn the > > key - the wheels are straight and the steering > > wheel is unlocked > > (2) Making sure the car is in the park position > > (3) Shifting the car into neutral and letting it roll a couple inches > > (4) Spraying WD-40 into the keyhole > > > Any other ideas? > > whoever replaced your ignition didn't do a complete job. there are a > couple of interlock mechanisms built into the barrel and its housing. > if the lock was forced, chances are, one of these interlocks was > damaged. full repair in this situation requires either careful > strip-down and examination of the entire mechanism, including the > interlocks, and/or replacing the housing. you can often get these parts > from a junkyard and save a lot of money as they can be expensive new. Interesting... but, any idea why it suddenly stopped working 4 mo later? The ignition was replaced 4 mo and I've had no problems until yesterday morning. |
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Ignition Stuck! - 1995 Civic
On Jan 7, 9:58 pm, jim beam > wrote:
> wrote: > > On Jan 7, 8:11 pm, jim beam > wrote: > >> wrote: > >>> Hi all, > >>> I have an automatic 1995 Honda Civic. The ignition switch was replaced > >>> 4 months ago after a burglar destroyed it with a screwdriver. > >>> The ignition has been working until today. I cannot turn the key once > >>> it is in the ignition. I've tried everything I read about on the > >>> internet: > >>> (1) Moving the steering wheel left and right while trying to turn the > >>> key - the wheels are straight and the steering > >>> wheel is unlocked > >>> (2) Making sure the car is in the park position > >>> (3) Shifting the car into neutral and letting it roll a couple inches > >>> (4) Spraying WD-40 into the keyhole > >>> Any other ideas? > >> whoever replaced your ignition didn't do a complete job. there are a > >> couple of interlock mechanisms built into the barrel and its housing. > >> if the lock was forced, chances are, one of these interlocks was > >> damaged. full repair in this situation requires either careful > >> strip-down and examination of the entire mechanism, including the > >> interlocks, and/or replacing the housing. you can often get these parts > >> from a junkyard and save a lot of money as they can be expensive new. > > > Interesting... but, any idea why it suddenly stopped working 4 mo > > later? The ignition was replaced 4 mo and I've had no problems until > > yesterday morning. > > what was damaged is now broken. still need to get it fixed... makes sense. thanks a million. |
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